Dragon-eye is to have eyes as big as possible?
Oranda is to have wen as big as possible?

Guess, in most contacts, it is the way.........but, (if i may share my personal opinon) i hope new hobbyists that have just started goldfish keeping should really consider the overall balance as 'beauty' rather than the excessive elaborate of certain feature.

Dragon-eye is to have eyes as big as possible?
Oranda is to have wen as big as possible?

Guess, in most contacts, it is the way.........but, (if i may share my personal opinon) i hope new hobbyists that have just started goldfish keeping should really consider the overall balance as 'beauty' rather than the excessive elaborate of certain feature.

I like the way you express this statement (Healthy fish = beautiful fish). Can I also say that a hungry fish = healthy fish ? I totally agree with your overgrow statement.

I always got the intention to choose the big wen fish. I meet a fellow @ a fish farm, he total me not to choose fish with big wen but choose a average cause the average wen fish still got the potiential to develop the wen. As for the big wen the fish will already grown with maximum, it wouldn't grew any further. True or not I don't know but sound logi..... May be you can advice.

dctan10 wrote:
Hi wolverine,
As for the big wen the fish will already grown with maximum, it wouldn't grew any further. True or not I don't know but sound logi..... May be you can advice.

Thank You

hi dctan,

The wen will continue to grow if given the right food and condition, but the grow rate will slow down as it gets 'bigger'.

If a fish has a nice headgrowth matching the body size, then i think it is a good fish to choose instead of one with the same body size but less wen (headgrowth). In short, it still come down to overall balance.

Perhaps the gentleman is trying to suggest you to get a fish with 'potential' rather than a 'finish' fish.
'Finish' fish is usually term by hobbyists that the fish has reached its most beautiful stage and it would not be able to groom any nicer.
'Potential' fish is fish that has a lot of room to to grow and become more beautiful than its present stage.

But be careful with the term 'potential'. Sad to say, it is not uncommon for some to sell an inferior fish as potential fish.

dctan10 wrote:
Hi wolverine,
As for the big wen the fish will already grown with maximum, it wouldn't grew any further. True or not I don't know but sound logi..... May be you can advice.

Thank You

hi dctan,

The wen will continue to grow if given the right food and condition, but the grow rate will slow down as it gets 'bigger'.

If a fish has a nice headgrowth matching the body size, then i think it is a good fish to choose instead of one with the same body size but less wen (headgrowth). In short, it still come down to overall balance.

Perhaps the gentleman is trying to suggest you to get a fish with 'potential' rather than a 'finish' fish.
'Finish' fish is usually term by hobbyists that the fish has reached its most beautiful stage and it would not be able to groom any nicer.
'Potential' fish is fish that has a lot of room to to grow and become more beautiful than its present stage.

But be careful with the term 'potential'. Sad to say, it is not uncommon for some to sell an inferior fish as potential fish.

dctan10 wrote:
Hi wolverine,
As for the big wen the fish will already grown with maximum, it wouldn't grew any further. True or not I don't know but sound logi..... May be you can advice.

Thank You

hi dctan,

The wen will continue to grow if given the right food and condition, but the grow rate will slow down as it gets 'bigger'.

If a fish has a nice headgrowth matching the body size, then i think it is a good fish to choose instead of one with the same body size but less wen (headgrowth). In short, it still come down to overall balance.

Perhaps the gentleman is trying to suggest you to get a fish with 'potential' rather than a 'finish' fish.
'Finish' fish is usually term by hobbyists that the fish has reached its most beautiful stage and it would not be able to groom any nicer.
'Potential' fish is fish that has a lot of room to to grow and become more beautiful than its present stage.

But be careful with the term 'potential'. Sad to say, it is not uncommon for some to sell an inferior fish as potential fish.